Deans and Directors
Divisional Leadership Team
Lacy Karpilo, Ph.D.
Dean of Students/Vice President for Student Life
lkarpilo@coloradocollege.edu(719) 389-6689
Bio
Edwin Hamada 
Assistant Vice President for the Residential Experience
ehamada@coloradocollege.edu
(719) 389-6725
Bio
Dr. Edwin Toshio Hamada started his role as Assistant Vice President for the Residential Experience at Colorado College in September 2020. Prior to joining Colorado College, he served as Associate Dean of Students/Director of Housing and Residence Life at Washington State University. He also has worked in various capacities at the University of Washington, the University of California - Irvine, and San Jose State University. He has a BA in Psychology from the University of San Francisco, an MS in College Student Personnel/Student Development from Western Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Washington.
He has served as a faculty mentor for ACUHO-I STARS College and values authentic, mentoring relationships. He looks forward to returning to a small liberal arts institution where he can get to know more students and staff. When he is not advocating for students and staff at work, he spends his time tinkering with a few classic cars and hiking with his wife, Sue, and their 2 dogs.
Chris Burnett
Director of Outdoor Education
cburnett2024@coloradocollege.edu (719) 389-8131
Bio
Christopher Burnett, Ph.D. (he/him):Born and raised in Austin Texas, Dr. Chris Burnett is a 26-year veteran of collegiate outdoor recreation and student affairs. However, Chris’ work extends beyond collegiate recreation in collaborating with academic units and community agencies transforming higher education through engaging experiential cocurricular rigor that facilitates student success beyond graduation. Completing his Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Burnett brings to Colorado College a passion for dismantling the socio-cultural legacy of racism in higher education and how reimagining the academic experience can best support upward mobility for historically underrepresented populations. Dr. Burnett’s research and publication agenda focusses on understanding how the higher education experience can support or marginalize student success beyond graduation. Dr. Burnett enjoys cooking exceptional meals for friends and finds his spiritual center paddling wild rivers with his family.
Christian Gonzalez 
Director of the Butler Center
cgonzalez@coloradocollege.edu
(719) 389-6844
Bio
Christian Abigail Gonzalez (she/they pronouns) was born and raised on Chumash peoples land in Santa Maria, CA to immigrant parents from Guerrero and Guanajuato, Mexico. A first-generation college graduate, they earned their Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder and Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration and Leadership from Adams State University in Alamosa, CO.
Over the past 10 years, Christian has dedicated their career to working in higher education in various capacities including outreach, enrollment management, financial aid, student affairs, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The running river that ties their work together is advocating for educational equity for historically and presently marginalized students in higher education. Most recently, they advised and supported undocumented students at the University of California San Diego and Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Their love for the undocumented community empowered them to work towards dismantling systems of oppression that prevent undocumented folks from opportunities for upward mobility.
Christian is proud to be from the Montbello neighborhood in far northeast Denver and loves spending time with their family on the weekends, including their niece and nephew, Lupita and Jose.
Divisional Directors
Bill Dove
Director of the Counseling Center
wdove@coloradocollege.edu
(719) 389-6093
Bio
Bill Dove, Ph.D., is the Director of the Counseling Center and Psychological Services and is a licensed clinical psychologist in Colorado. He is a CC graduate and received his doctorate from the University of Denver. He has a broad range of clinical experience and has worked at the Counseling Center for many years. Bill was previously the Director of Emergency Services for the local community mental health center and has been the clinical director of a number of different mental health programs in the Colorado Springs area. He has also maintained a private psychotherapy practice. He has done research on young adult cognitive development and complex decision-making.